Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Dental Practitioners About Temporomandibular Disorder in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Region of India: A Cross – Sectional Study.

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Access this article online Abstract:

Introduction: Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is a disorder including temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and of the masticatory muscles and their associated structures.TMD accounts for the most common orofacial pains arising from musculoskeletal origin or non-dental origin with a prevalence of 5-12% in the population.

Aim: knowledge, attitude and practice of the dental practitioners about temporomandibular disorder in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh region of India.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted wherein a self-structured questionnaire, which consisted of 31 close ended questions, was sent online via Google forms to the dental practitioners residing in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh region of India. A total of 500 subjects selected by Convenience sampling, were contacted for the study, out of which only 206 returned the completed questionnaire who were included in the study.

Results: A statistical significance was noted between knowledge to practice (-0.22), knowledge to attitude (0.03) and between attitude and practice (-0.26), attitude to knowledge ( -0.03) and practice to knowledge (0.22), practice to attitude (0.26).

Conclusion: The results obtained by analyzing data obtained in present study reflect that the knowledge of physiological anatomy along with the management of symptomatic TMD is insufficient.

Key-words: Knowledge, attitude, practice and dental Practioners.

The aim of the current study was to assess the

University J Dent Scie 2023; Vol. 9, Issue 2

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ANMOL RAZDAN, M.K. SUNIL, MANU DHILLON,

4AMBAR KHAN, NIDHI PURI, 5 6UPASANA SETHI AHUJA

1,2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad

3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, D.J. College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar

4Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J. College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar

5Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, I.T.S. College of Dental Education and Research College, Muradnagar

6Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Center, Ghaziabad

Dr. Anmol Razdan Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad E-mail: [email protected]

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Received : 6Jan., 2023, Published : 30 June, 2023

How to cite this article: RAZDAN, A. (2023). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of The Dental Practitioners About Temporomandibular Disorder in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Region of India – A Cross – Sectional Study.

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University Journal of Dental Sciences, An Official Publication of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. India 07

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Dental

Practitioners About Temporomandibular Disorder in

the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Region of India: A Cross – Sectional Study.

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VARIABLE CLASSIFICATION N PERCENTAGE

1.Age Below 25 years 30 14.5%

25 – 40 years 142 68.9%

40 - 60 years 32 15.5%

Above 60 years 2 1.4%

2.Gender Male 120 58.5%

Female 86 41.5%

3. Educational qualification

BDS 133 64.7%

MDS 73 35.3%

4. Year of Experience

Less than 2 years 77 37.3%

2-5 years 54 26.1%

6-10 years 46 22.2%

More than 10 years 29 14.5%

5. TMJ as integral part of Practice

Yes 143 69.4%

No 63 30.6%

Multiple Comparisons

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Variable (J)

Variable Mean Difference (I-J)

Std.

Error P value

95% Confidence Interval

Lower Bound

Upper Bound

Knowledge

Attitude 0.03 0.017 0.102 -0.005 0.074

Practice -0.22* 0.017 0.000 -0.262 -0.183

Attitude

Knowledge -0.03 0.017 0.102 -0.074 0.005

Practice -0.26* 0.017 0.000 -0.296 -0.217

Practice

Knowledge 0.22* 0.017 0.000 0.183 0.262

Attitude 0.26* 0.017 0.000 0.217 0.296

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